Russian journalist, music critic and TV presenter Sergey Sosedov has died at the age of 58. This was reported by TV presenter Vadim Takmenev:

We are all in shock. This morning, our friend, an integral part of our team, the heart, soul, the engine of the Superstar project, Sergey Sosedov passed away.

The tragedy occurred while on tour. According to preliminary data, Sergey fell down the stairs, and the injury resulted in cerebral edema. This information was confirmed by the man who answered the call from the critic’s phone:

This was his last filming.

Sosedov was a permanent member of the Superstar show jury. The next season, which he was eagerly awaiting, was literally due to come out in a few days:

We were all supposed to meet this Saturday to watch the first episode of the new season of “VIA Superstar” together. He was really looking forward to this meeting and this premiere. This entire season will be released in his memory. About him – spontaneous, fair, stubborn, kind, gentle, bright and genuine! This was his last shoot. Now we will peer into every frame to remember the last minutes, days and weeks spent together.

Sosedov became famous after the TV program “Sharks of the Pen” on TV-6 in the late 90s. He graduated from the journalism department of Moscow State University, and at the same time attended lectures on the theory and history of music at the conservatory. He was considered one of the harshest and most uncompromising music critics in the country. And at the same time, one of the most honest. He was not afraid to say what he thought. And in a recent interview he said about himself:

Sentimental. I’m easily moved to tears by good singing. Naive. I’ve often made mistakes and continue to do so.

He longed for the USSR and wished he had lived during Stalin’s time to understand that era for himself. He said about his 90-year-old mother:

You have to earn a mother like that.

He admitted that he doesn’t know how to love the way they sing about it:

Love is different, and the ability to love is given only to a select few.

And when asked if he was happy, he answered philosophically:

Life can’t be completely happy, but there are episodes of happiness. To call yourself unhappy would be a sin.

He was inconvenient. Harsh. He wasn’t afraid to criticize those who were usually praised. But this is precisely why his colleagues and viewers respected him. Because he was genuine. And there are few genuine ones. And now there is one less.